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krsna-bhakti haya abhidheya-pradhana

bhakti-mukha-niriksaka karma-yoga-jnana

SYNONYMS

krsna-bhakti—devotional service to Lord Krsna; haya—is; abhidheya-pradhana—the chief function of the living entity; bhakti-mukha—of the face of devotional service; niriksaka—observers; karma-yoga-jnana—fruitive activities, mystic yoga and speculative knowledge "Devotional service to Krsna is the chief function of the living entity.

There are different methods for the liberation of the conditioned soul-karma, jnana, yoga and bhakti-but all are dependent on bhakti.